The Richest Man in Babylon: The Success Secrets of the Ancients

With more than two million copies sold, this classic guide to accumulating wealth has profoundly affected the world. Author George S. Clason uses simple and inspiring parables to illustrate how easily people can change their fiscal habits to enjoy a comfortable level of financial independence.

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money - That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!

Robert Kiyosaki has challenged and changed the way tens of millions of people around the world think about money. With perspectives that often contradict conventional wisdom, Robert has earned a reputation for straight talk, irreverence and courage. He is regarded worldwide as a passionate advocate for financial education. According to Kiyosaki, "The main reason people struggle financially is because they have spent years in school but learned nothing about money."

Think and Grow Rich

Think and Grow Rich is the number-one inspirational and motivational classic for individuals who are interested in furthering their lives and reaching their goals by learning from important figures in history. The text read in this audiobook is the original 1937 edition written by Napoleon Hill and inspired by Andrew Carnegie - and while it has often been reproduced, no updated version has ever been able to compete with the original.

Rich Dad's Guide to Investing: What the Rich Invest In That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!

"Investing means different things to different people. In fact, there are different investments for the rich, poor, and middle class. Rich Dad’s Guide to Investing is a long-term guide for anyone who wants to become a rich investor and invest in what the rich invest in. As the title states, it is a "guide" and offers no guarantees... only guidance.” (Robert Kiyosaki)

MONEY Master the Game: 7 Simple Steps to Financial Freedom

Tony Robbins has coached and inspired more than 50 million people from over 100 countries. More than four million people have attended his live events. Oprah Winfrey calls him "super-human". Now for the first time - in his first book in two decades - he's turned to the topic that vexes us all: How to secure financial freedom for ourselves and our families.

The Power of Ambition: Unleashing the Conquering Drive Within You!

Ambition can be a powerful force for good in our lives. But only if it is legitimate. Sometimes misinterpreted and often misunderstood, ambition - true ambition - is not a selfish quality. It is not another word for ruthless; it is not something to be shunned or subdued. Legitimate ambition is an honorable trait. At its very best, our ambition serves us and other people. In fact, pursuing your ambition is one of the most selfless things you can do.

The Compound Effect: Jumpstart Your Income, Your Life, Your Success

Darren Hardy, publisher and editorial director of Success magazine, presents The Compound Effect, a distillation of the fundamental principles that have guided the most phenomenal achievements in business, relationships, and beyond.

Napoleon Hill's Outwitting the Devil: The Secret to Freedom and Success

In 1938, just after publication of his all-time best-seller Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill revealed that he had broken the Devil’s Code, forcing him to confess his secrets. The resulting manuscript - Outwitting the Devil - proved so controversial, it was hidden for more than 70 years. Now, Sharon Lechter brings us this important book, annotating and editing it for a contemporary audience. Using his legendary ability to get to the root of human potential, Hill digs deep to identify the greatest obstacles we face in reaching our personal goals....

6 Months to 6 Figures

Peter Voogd, who has been labeled the leading authority for Gen Y leadership, reveals the exact strategies he's used to go from dead broke to over six figures within six months. Peter has trained over 4,000 entrepreneurs, and built an eight-million-dollar sales organization by age 27. If you're one of the select few who are serious about success, this book will change the game for you, regardless of what industry you're in.

Rich Dad's Increase Your Financial IQ: Get Smarter with Your Money

In 1997, Robert’s book Rich Dad, Poor Dad stunned listeners, stating, "Your house is not an asset." As howls of protest went up around the world, the book went on to become an international best seller. Today, we are all aware that a home can be a liability. Today, we all know a home can go up or down in value. Today, we all know a person can lose money investing in the stock market. Today, we all know our money can go down in value and even savers can be losers. This is why your financial intelligence is more important today than ever before. In a world of financial turbulence, your best asset is your financial IQ.

Whether you are a small business, a network marketer, or a professional salesman, prospects that have been pre-sold by your personal networking group make your business easy and enjoyable. Forget cold leads, cold-calling, expensive advertising, and lukewarm referrals. Leave the world of hard prospecting behind and start your own personal networking group.

The Richest Man in Babylon...In Action: Based on the All-Time Classic Book by George S. Clason

Have you ever wondered if there exists a set of guiding principles that teach how best to lead your life? To protect and grow your money? To one day live in prosperity and peace of mind? And if you follow those principles to the letter, you cannot fail. You are destinedfor greatness… It truly does exist. And in fact has existed for 6,000 years - originating in ancient Babylon.

Money Management Skills

The goal of money management is to maximize our happiness at every stage of our lives. Whether you are a novice investor or a seasoned pro, starting your first job or contemplating retirement, these 24 straightforward lectures are an excellent primer for making successful financial decisions at every stage of your life. Professor Finke takes you on a tour of some of the most widely available financial products and tools, from mutual funds to life insurance to college savings accounts.

The original 1937 manuscript was written and edited with the assistance of Napoleon’s wife. In later years, the existing document was again edited by Dr. Hill. For example, the Foundation owns a 1958 edition that Hill edited personally. This did not lessen the book’s value in Hill’s judgment. Hill made the editing remarks in his own handwriting and the resulting 1960 edited edition has sold over 100 million copies making it the most read self-help book of all time.

The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich (Expanded and Updated)

This expanded edition includes dozens of practical tips and case studies from readers who have doubled their income, overcome common sticking points, and reinvented themselves using the original book. Also included are templates for eliminating email and negotiating with bosses and clients, how to apply lifestyle principles in unpredictable economic times, and the latest tools, tricks, and shortcuts for living like a diplomat or millionaire without being either.

Tax-Free Wealth is about tax planning concepts and how to use tax laws to your benefit. Tom explains how the tax laws work and how they are designed to reduce your taxes - not to increase them. The audiobook explains how to use the tax laws to your advantage and in ways that will support business owners' vision and growth plans for their companies.

Publisher's Summary

With more than two million copies sold, this classic guide to accumulating wealth has profoundly affected the world. Author George S. Clason uses simple and inspiring parables to illustrate how easily people can change their fiscal habits to enjoy a comfortable level of financial independence.

Unlike most financial self-help books, The Richest Man in Babylon does not present the latest fashionable idea for fattening bank accounts. Instead, it offers time-tested techniques, wittily illuminated through amusing fables, that clearly and concisely illustrate the path toward establishing a stabler budget and building greater savings.

If you are combatting debt, struggling to secure your retirement, or fighting to stretch every dollar you earn, you need look no further than the common sense ideas of this indispensable volume.

It seems like there are a few books that stand out as favorites that I invariably end up reading over and again. When in comes to managing money and personal finance this is my hands down favorite. Not only is it easy and fun to read, but the simple lessons taught in this short book really work.

The book is a compilation of several somewhat interwoven short stories that use the ancient city of Babylon as the backdrop. It begins with two friends lamenting their financial problems. They decide to seek out the advice of their old friend (now the richest man in Babylon). Each story teaches an important common sense lesson on wealth and happiness.

I doubt that anyone will learn anything they don’t already know by reading this book (i.e. working hard can be beneficial, save your money, don’t make risky investments, etc.), but who can’t benefit from a reminder of these rules every once in a while? One of my favorite parts involves a father who gives his son a sum of money and a list of recommendations about how it should be handled. Predictably the son disregards the advice and learns some hard lessons. Yet in the end, he learns to follow the advice and earn back all he lost and more.

In my work as an estate attorney, I have met lots of individuals who have accumulated amazing sums of wealth. To my knowledge, few of them became and stayed wealthy through get rich quick schemes. Most of them became wealthy using basically the principles taught in this book.

The first time I read this book I felt somewhat embarrassed because I had made so many (errr, all) of the mistakes as the characters in the book. Unlike some recent books on wealth management, this book doesn’t make you feel too guilty, and it actually offers easy to follow common sense ways to immediately improve your financial situation. By the way, this is also a great book to give to teenagers. I would not hesitate to recommend it to someone as young as 12 or 13.

This book is perfect if you learn by reading the experiences of others. The entire book istold in a story-like format, so it often goes down much like reading a collection of shortstories. The language is a bit strange, as the author attempts to sound like this is anauthentic tale from the ancient days, but the messages are as clear as sunlight.

Seven Cures for a Lean PurseSince The Richest Man in Babylon is divided up into several short stories of varyingdegrees of quality, I thought I would review in great detail the one story that I found themost compelling.The tale “Seven Cures for a Lean Purse” relates a story about Arkad, the titular richestman in Babylon. He is requested by the king to teach a class to anyone who wishes toattend on the methods he used to build his wealth. He divides this class across sevendays, with each day focusing on a particular method for saving money. Here are theseven methods.

Start thy purse to fattening Take one-tenth of what you bring in and save it for thefuture. The book uses a coin analogy: for every nine coins you spend, take one and put itaway for yourself. This is very sensible; a goal all of us should have.

Control thy expenditures Don’t buy frivolous things even if you have enough money topay for them. Instead, make sure that you can continue to save one-tenth of what youbring in. For this reason, I write about frugality on The Simple Dollar.

Make thy gold multiply Once you start to build up some savings, invest that money sothat it will make more money for you. Another pretty clear point; if you start savingmoney, it shouldn’t just sit in a mattress. Even a high-yield savings account is muchbetter than that, and it can double your principal in about fifteen years.

Guard thy treasure from loss This one is interesting: you should only invest in thingswhere the principal is safe. In other words, the book seems to discourage stock investing.I found this to be particularly interesting given that it was written in 1927, right in themidst of the first big American stock market boom. Of course, 1929 proved the authorright.

Make of thy dwelling a profitable investment One should own their own home ratherthan renting because then money can be invested in the home or invested in other thingsrather than handed over to the landlord. Something tells me that this lesson applied betterbefore people were looking at homes that were three or four times their annual income.

Insure a future income In other words, invest for retirement and your family’s wellbeing after your passing. You should be dropping some Hamiltons right into yourretirement account if you can possibly afford it.

Increase thy ability to earn Work hard, look for opportunities, and educate yourself.Today, a college education is one of the best investments you can make; I’m not sayingthat it’s a requirement to be successful, but it opens the door to greater possibilities.The Five Laws of GoldAnother story central to The Richest Man in Babylon is the tale of the five laws of gold, afive-point philosophy handed down to later generations by Arkad, the titular richest manin Babylon. Here are the five laws, with discussion of what they mean in a moderncontext.

1. Gold cometh gladly and in increasing quantity to any man who will put by notless than one-tenth of his earnings to create an estate for his future and that of hisfamily. In other words, a person should put away 10% of his or her income for the futureas a bare minimum. This rule is so incredibly fundamental, yet only a small minorityeven bother to follow it.

2. Gold laboreth diligently and contentedly for the wise owner who finds for itprofitable employment, multiplying even as the flocks of the field. If you invest yourmoney well, your money will simply make more money. Again, a very simple andobvious rule, but one that many people never get to because they didn’t follow the firstrule.

3. Gold clingeth to the protection of the cautious owner who invests it under theadvice of men wise in its handling. This rule encourages cautious investing, or at leastencourages the investor to at least be informed. In today’s era, one can turn to the internetfor plenty of investing information.

4. Gold slippeth away from the man who invests it in businesses or purposes withwhich he is not familiar or which are not approved by those who are skilled in itskeep. This goes hand in hand with the third rule: if you invest in stuff you don’tunderstand, you’re likely to lose money. Don’t buy the latest hot stock from yourstockbroker; investigate and invest where you want.

5. Gold flees the man who would force it to impossible earnings or who followeth thealluring advice of tricksters and schemers or who trusts it to his own inexperienceand romantic desires in investment. The worst option is to invest in anything thatpromises absurdly good returns, or anything that you’re heavily pressured into buying.These investments are scams and won’t stand up to serious research.The five rules really are all you need to know: save some money, do some research, andonly invest in the fruits of that research. Anything else is a sure way to fall behind.

Other PartsThe remainder of the book is loaded with similar tales, teaching basic principles ofpersonal finance using stories from Old Babylon. Here are some of the other teachingsfound in the book:

A Part Of All You Earn Is Yours To Keep This is a hard lesson for many of us tolearn, as most of us are ardent consumerists who are trained to spend from earliestchildhood. The truth is that we need to learn to always pay ourselves before we pay ourdebtors – once we do that, we’ll be on the road to financial success.Men Of Action Are Favored By The Goddess Of Good Luck I found this principle tobe quite interesting, but also quite accurate. At first, you might take it to think that peoplewho gamble sometimes end up big winners, but that’s not what this is all about. What therule is saying is that people who succeed are the ones that do something. Even the mostconservative of investments will pay better than cash stuffed in a mattress for a rainy day.If you do something, something will happen.

Better A Little Caution Than A Great Regret On the other hand, if you push too hard,you can get burnt. Highly speculative investments can turn around and bite you hard,leaving you as if you had never invested at all. Respect your principal and it will respectyou by earning well; toss it to the wolves and you may get nothing back.

We Cannot Afford To Be Without Adequate Protection Retirement savings andinsurance are both vital to ensuring that major accidents don’t derail everything that wedo. If you don’t have these tools, a disaster can befall you, leaving you completelyhelpless.

Where The Determination Is, The Way Can Be Found Don’t give up on investing justbecause the road is bumpy. If you keep at it, eventually you will find a path to success.This is true no matter what you’re doing – persistence pays off time and time againEnjoy

I first read this book about 20 years ago and have continued to re-read it on an almost annual basis to keep me on track. It's lessons are simple but definately worth repeating. I'm thrilled that it's available on Audible as my paper copy is quite tattered.

This is probably the most usable, realistic, common sense approach to wealth. Its not one of those be good to the universe nonsense and the universe will shower you with great riches foolishness and just think good thoughts stuff. This is information that anyone can put to work.

I think that everybody ought to listen (or read) to this book. It talks about a topic that you don't hear much about these days: WISDOM. The way wise men become wealthy. You don't have to have an advanced degree or be a genius. Just follow this books advise and you will become well-off (but it does take discipline). I've seen it in my personal life a number of times. My grandmother, my best friend in High School and I, all used this book's method over our lifetimes and it has make us very well to do. Too bad we basically had to figure it out ourselves. It is hard to believe that It was written down thousands of year ago.

Don't buy this book thinking you are going to hear some ancient secret on how to get rich. But you should buy this book if you want to hear how simple techniques like saving, living within a budget, being prepared for business opportunities can change your financial life. It's all told to you using great stories and the play with words are entertaining. And I think the Narrator did a great job. I'll have to look for more of his work.

Wow! what other all-encompassing word can be used to describe George S. Clason's masterpiece, The Richest Man in Babylon. It touches upon every aspect of personal finance in a series of loosely related, riveting tales.

The book's fresh perspective drives home themes from overcoming debt to the wisdom of saving to the path to freedom from the "rat race" and more. The setting in ancient Babylon, in addition to providing romantic flavor and literary style, removes the work from the modern age and Western Civilization, rendering its principles both timeless and universal.

A small critique of grammar: the use of antiquated second person forms (you, thee, ye, and their variants) is inconsistent and incorrect. The powerful content and excellent narration, however, more than compensate for this linguistic flaw.

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